Brown isn't some under-the-radar secret. He already carries 14 scholarship
offers and is considered one of the top players in Arizona. You'd think it would
be hard for him to surpass expectations. You'd be wrong.

In the first game of his junior season, Brown showed off his sure hands and
top-level elusiveness playing wide receiver and displayed impressive instincts
on defense. He made a critical interception and recovered a late-game fumble
from the safety spot. All of that added up to Mountain Pointe's upset of
traditional power Hamilton.

Town completed the first 10 passes of his sophomore season and threw three
touchdowns in St. Bonaventure's 48-0 route of Garfield High last Friday. The
performance helped prove that the buzz building around the sophomore is
warranted.

Still awaiting his first offer, Town is receiving early interest from Miami, LSU
and Boston College. Of course it doesn't hurt that the 6-foot-4, 190-pound
signal-caller has the prototypical build for a pro-style quarterback. Combine
that with his arm strength and skill set as a whole, and you might just have
"the next big thing" in the Southern California quarterback ranks.

Starks has already made his case to be the top player in Nevada when the time
comes to rank his 2014 class. He plays at nationally ranked Bishop Gorman, so
his talent has long since been recognized.

His early offer list features heavy hitters Texas, Nebraska
and Oklahoma. UCLA, Arizona and Utah have
also offered. The scary part is that it's just the beginning. There's five-star
potential at work in Starks, a downhill runner with great size and an impressive
frame to grow into, is one to watch this fall.

News and Notes

Class
of 2014 offensive line prospect
Natrell Curtis has been considered an
Arkansas lean for a while, but he said it in as many words for the
first time last week. He'll take an unofficial visit to Fayetteville at some
point this season, and his commitment seems to be the Hogs' to lose.

Utah
offered Tucson (Ariz.) Sabino High School teammates Andrew Mike (OL)
and Matt Bushman (TE) on Tuesday afternoon. The Utes are the first
school to offer Bushman and the fifth to offer Mike. The possibility of a
package deal is strong here, though, as Mike and Bushman, both members of the
2014 class, are close friends.

Any remaining
mystery surrounding four-star offensive linemen Reeve Koehler's college
decision was zapped this week when his Honolulu St. Louis High School teammate
Kamalei Correa told the world that Koehler was "going to
Tennessee." The 280-pound guard will make his announcement at the U.S.
Army All-American Bowl in January. Unless something changes between now and
then, he's expected to pick to make things official with the Vols at that time.

Washington
commit Darrell Daniels has been off the board since mid June. But now,
the 6-foot-4 wide receiver's eye might be starting to wander. No dates have been
set, but Daniels is planning to visit UCLA and possibly Miami.

Daniels has always been open to the idea of other visits, and those wheels are
starting their motion. Both the Hurricanes and the Bruins are pushing to hard to
get the California-based wideout on campus as soon as possible.

It's a
problem every team would like to have. USC, already at its scholarship
limit, is stuck trying to make room for four-star safety
Tahaan Goodman. Word is, the Rancho Cucamonga (Calif.) senior heavily favors the
Trojans, but LSU and others will still be considered if he isn't able to squeeze
his way into Lane Kiffin's top-ranked class.

What I'm thinking …

Nebraska
commit Johnny Stanton looked better than his three-star ranking in
Rancho Santa Margarita (Calif.) High School's win over Brophy Prep, the
top-ranked team in Arizona. Playing on national television, Stanton accounted
for 307 total yards and four touchdowns (two running and two passing). His
mechanics and decision-making could still stand to improve and he lacks
elite-level speed, but his combination of arm strength, awareness and pocket
mobility are capable of compensating for that.

One game is a small sample size, but if Stanton continues to show improvement,
he'll be a candidate to earn a fourth star.

He won't say
it out loud, but offensive tackle
Kenny Lacy favors UCLA and
could commit to the Bruins when when he visits Los Angeles on Sept. 8. That is,
unless a Florida offer comes down. Lacy says the Gators are close to
making things official on that front. If that happens, everything could change.
The four-star tackle is beyond interested in Muschamp's program and will cancel
one of his scheduled official visits to fit in Florida if push comes to shove.

It's
academics, not talent, holding
Shahid Hoover back as a college
prospect. The Denver East tailback currently holds offers from
Arizona State, Colorado State and Connecticut. Other schools are
being held at bay because Hoover is a massive qualifying risk. He's scheduled
take the ACT again in December, and the late-year scramble that will ensue
should he receive a decent score will be interesting to watch.